Director, Project Controls (San Antonio)

Turner Construction•San Antonio, TX

7d•Onsite

About The Position

Lead, manage, and lean Project Controls and Engineering methodologies and processes of Turner Construction Company to instill standardization across the company. Engage heavily with company leaders to influence operational strategy and implement standardized controls, policies, and practices.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree from accredited degree program or minimum 4 years of formal Engineering or Architectural training, minimum of 12 years of building construction experience within Turner Construction Company required or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training
Well-rounded construction experience in both project and office positions, including Cost Analyst, Preconstruction, Procurement, Engineering, Superintendent, Scheduling
Advanced knowledge of construction cost, scheduling, estimating, purchasing, engineering principles and techniques, and basic understanding company financial procedures
Advanced knowledge of various construction methods and materials, their characteristics, installation procedures and tolerances
Deep understanding of Turner Project Control and Management requirements, Engineering processes, and company strategy
Ability to lead confidential discussions, influence leadership decision-making, determine direction, and prioritize responsibilities
Experience affecting organizational change using continuous improvement methodologies
Critical thinking and problem-solving skills to identify and address challenges, risks, and opportunities
Advanced project management skills, highly organized, and able to manage concurrent complex projects and tasks successfully to completion for self and others
Ability to leverage interpersonal, leadership, and teamwork skills to build professional relationships

Responsibilities

Engage in leadership-level discussions to influence buy-in and adoption of Project Controls and Engineering operating standards.
Influence leadership buy-in to accelerate use of processes and technology to keep pace with company growth.
Develop team and reporting structure and lead continuous improvement methodology for gathering and documenting current-state Project Controls and Engineering processes, conduct research, and recommend practice standardizations.
Leverage strategy and content developed internally, maintain external industry knowledge, understand trends, and emerging technologies to design and develop new Project Controls and Engineering operating standards for use throughout company.
Present status of Project Controls and Engineering standardization practices to Regional Operations Group (ROG) leadership and influence decision-making and communication to Operations Managers (OM).
Influence Business Unit (BU) Senior Engineers and Operations Managers to adopt and implement standardized processes (e.g., Contract Items List, schedule reviews, budget control) and influence project operations’ use of standards to ascertain 100% compliance across projects.
Collaborate with Senior Engineers and other equivalent positions across company to enhance project implementations by gathering and analyzing project data to keep costs and schedules on track.
Engage in leadership level communications with BU stakeholders companywide to document and discuss Project Controls and Engineering challenges and lessons learned.
Partner with Knowledge & Learning Group (KLG) to identify and define Engineering training program curriculum to align with process and technology standardizations; track participation, measure adoption and use-impact on projects.
Partner with Information Services (IS), Turner leaders, Superusers, and external technology providers to review existing service contracts to optimize and advance companywide projects’ use of technology.
Collaborate with Turner Optimization Project team to roll-out new project technology standards and project knowledge management practices, including process manuals and project documentation.
Other activities, duties, and responsibilities as assigned.